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New Location and Dates for PFD Week 2021

Apr 27, 2021 03:47 PM

I hope that you are all as excited as I am to finally have a firm plan for PFD Week 2021! Although we could not make Montreal work this year, the alternative location at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa just outside of Phoenix is going to be a great venue to see each other again. AUGS will be the only meeting at the resort and our attendees will take over 95% of the guest rooms. This allows us to practice appropriate social distancing and to utilize all the meeting space – inside and outside.

President's Perspective: AUGS Launches New Corporate Council

Apr 01, 2021 10:46 AM

I think that we have all been ready for the coming of spring with an extra hour of sunlight in most parts, the budding of flowers and trees, and making plans for spring break. Hopefully, as we get deeper into this season and looking forward to summer, we see less of tornados and other storm destruction that has recently occurred. I hope that you are all keeping safe in this regard.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness (DEI) Task Force Efforts

Mar 02, 2021 01:59 PM

It appears that COVID has not been the only concern that is affecting us as a country, but global warming and its winter sequelae is also visiting many of us with a vengeance! I hope that everyone continues to keep themselves and family healthy and happy despite these and other challenges.

Remembering W. Glenn Hurt: Gentleman, Surgeon, Mentor and Friend

Feb 26, 2021 01:35 PM

It is with great sadness that we recognize the passing of one of the fathers of modern urogynecology, Waverly Glenn Hurt.

Cheers to a New Year and Excitement for 2021

Dec 30, 2020 06:08 PM

For most of us, this past year has been like no other with challenges to both our home and work lives.

Looking Ahead – AUGS Strategies and Areas of Focus

Nov 20, 2020 10:00 AM

We certainly have a striking new reality from our PFD Week in Nashville, 2019 to the virtual PFD Week 2020 just past. I want to put a shout out to the PFD Week 2020 Program Committee where under the leadership of Peter Jeppson, we nimbly pivoted from an in-person meeting in Vancouver to an all virtual meeting. Although not perfect, no meeting is, there was high satisfaction overall and the science was stellar.

AUGS Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Call for Volunteers

Jul 07, 2020 03:00 PM

After my President’s Perspective on racial equity and diversity, AUGS received numerous letters expressing thoughts on our sub-specialty history, member concerns, and the health care disparities related both to our patients and research within our field. I was able to listen and talk with many members and this was a powerful experience for me personally and confirmed the need for all of us to make sure that AUGS is a welcoming society for all our members.

A Message to the AUGS Community on Racial Equity

Jun 09, 2020 03:41 PM

I am personally saddened and angered by the blatant inequalities, racism, and senseless loss of precious lives, most recently of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, that have captured the attention of our country and the world. From a place of privilege, as healthcare providers, we are reminded daily of the powerful social determinants of health and the striking disparities that follow skin color.

Call for Volunteers and Board Nominations

Jun 02, 2020 12:50 PM

We are making our annual Call for Volunteers and Board Nominations to move our Society forward. Now more than ever we need our members to engage and participate in AUGS. It is in large part because of the numerous committed volunteers over the years that AUGS and our specialty are where we are today.

Joint Statement on Re-introduction of Hospital and Office-based Procedures in the COVID-19 Climate for the Practicing Urogynecologist and Gynecologist

Apr 29, 2020 04:49 PM

Traditionally, surgical procedure prioritization depends on illness acuity and resource availability after shared decision making with patients. During an emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic, decisions must take into consideration new influences on the safety of benign gynecologic procedures. Prioritization of patients must be fluid as the pandemic waxes and wanes and is likely different in the peaks than the troughs of infection incidence.

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